Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open current book”
end tell
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Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
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Spell check
Corrects the spelling of the text shared as input or from your clipboard, then presents it a prompt to confirm before copying.
Open Apple Music Essentials
Opens the Apple Music curator page for Essentials playlists of the top tracks from popular artists – great for playing across an artist’s discography instead of picking an album.
Open One Year Ago in Photos
Opens the Photos collection that shows you media from One Year Ago.
Request ride home
Gets a ride to your home address, asking for the total number of passengers before requesting.
Open into a List from X
Presents a menu of your Lists on X, then opens the URL into into the corresponding list. Requires entering list IDs manually.
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